Class of 2020 C Eddie Lampkin (TX) TRANSFERRING TO SYRACUSE (4/2/24)

[Trueblue25]

Sort of. And at the end of the day, he did finally fire him.

Just my opinion but it deteriorating to him needing to be fired means it was a failure on the AD’s end.

Love whats going on in football though.

 

[TexanMark]

yeah, some guys on last years teams were misfits. They are gone. Good news, you can start watching Syracuse football again. They will be pretty good.

Ultimately (SU) Football is way more important in perception of school value among conference realignment. See: Yukon

 

[two3zone]

You don’t understand…… nobody overpays. Everything is market value. If a billionaire in Dubai pays $500 for a Twix because he’s hungry. Everyone is going to pay $500 for a Twix. That’s the new market value.

Why would you pay 500 for a twix when you can go to 711 and get one for a buck fifty? Market value is still a buck fifty because there are millions of product.

 

[dasher]

Ultimately (SU) Football is way more important in perception of school value among conference realignment. See: Yukon

No question. The only bad part is that Syracuse hoop is my #1 and Syracuse football is my #3 I guess we are going to have a period of adjustment.

 

[pwong]

Why would you pay 500 for a twix when you can go to 711 and get one for a buck fifty? Market value is still a buck fifty because there are millions of product.

But a good portal center is a scarcity, especially at this stage. thats why the increased pay is market value.

 

[two3zone]

But a good portal center is a scarcity, especially at this stage. thats why the increased pay is market value.

Agreed.

 

[Cusefan0307]

You need more then 1 actual center on the roster. This isn't a cyo league

He offers nothing. He’s a body. I’d rather have Carey or Patterson back. At least they had upside.

 

[djcon57]

You don’t understand…… nobody overpays. Everything is market value. If a billionaire in Dubai pays $500 for a Twix because he’s hungry. Everyone is going to pay $500 for a Twix. That’s the new market value.

Is there only 1 Twix? Or like 100 Twix?

Or unlimited?

There’s not many big time college centers. So not sure what you are saying here is equivalent. Think more of a baseball card market. If someone wants to pay for the card, that’s what it’s worth. If no one does, it’s not worth anything

 

[qdawgg]

Why would you pay 500 for a twix when you can go to 711 and get one for a buck fifty? Market value is still a buck fifty because there are millions of product.

I’ll let phil77 explain it

 

[phil77]

Is there only 1 Twix? Or like 100 Twix?

Or unlimited?

There’s not many big time college centers. So not sure what you are saying here is equivalent. Think more of a baseball card market. If someone wants to pay for the card, that’s what it’s worth. If no one does, it’s not worth anything

I didn't respond because I assumed he was joking around and not being serious with the comparison :-/

 

[two3zone]

I’ll let phil77 explain it

Im on the same side of this as you guys, just dont agree with the comparison. That's all.

 

[Sbucketball]

SMU’s really gonna use Syracuse to get in the ACC and then show up to the Dome with the guy our coach built around and beat us by 20

 

[Cheriehoop]

If you think about it - these programs knew Lampkin well, yet never pulled the trigger while he was in the portal. Out of desperation they now are turning to him, they weren’t counting on him, scheming for him, until their preferred options chose elsewhere. Rather insulting despite the $ being thrown at him.

 

[two3zone]

SMU’s really gonna use Syracuse to get in the ACC and then show up to the Dome with the guy our coach built around and beat us by 20

Christ, I completely forgot about that. So two teams in our league will use two of the guys we had or should've had against us. Unbelievable

 

[OrangeXtreme]

SMU’s really gonna use Syracuse to get in the ACC and then show up to the Dome with the guy our coach built around and beat us by 20

Nonsense.

We play AT SMU next season.

 

[RF2044]

If you think about it - these programs knew Lampkin well, yet never pulled the trigger while he was in the portal. Out of desperation they now are turning to him, they weren’t counting on him, scheming for him, until their preferred options chose elsewhere. Rather insulting despite the $ being thrown at him.

Lamkin would have provided something our teams have lacked for a long time -- strong a$$ low post scoring, and physical rebounding.

But he isn't irreplaceable, from an overall talent perspective.

The problem is, there might not be enough prospects out there of quality at THIS point of the offseason who could fill the vacancy adequately.

So this hurts.

 

[JeremyCuse]

He offers nothing. He’s a body. I’d rather have Carey or Patterson back. At least they had upside.

Carey's at Siena for a reason. I'm no huge Anselm fan but your acting like we're talking about Sean Williams or Hima.

 

[pwong]

If you think about it - these programs knew Lampkin well, yet never pulled the trigger while he was in the portal. Out of desperation they now are turning to him, they weren’t counting on him, scheming for him, until their preferred options chose elsewhere. Rather insulting despite the $ being thrown at him.

Doesn’t really matter unless the check clears right? $500k to $750k is a 50% increase

 

[Cusefan0307]

Carey's at Siena for a reason. I'm no huge Anselm fan but your acting like we're talking about Sean Williams or Hima.

It‘s a pointless move and waste of a roster spot he’s a senior who’s never improved. At least Carey had 3 years left. He’ll take us from 18 losses to 17 losses. This obsession with a real center is absurd and why we are here with a garbage roster.

 

[JeffCuse]

Javonte Brown Ferguson.

He's from Ontario. Maybe he's worth a shot

 

[JeremyCuse]

It‘s a pointless move and waste of a roster spot he’s a senior who’s never improved. At least Carey had 3 years left. He’ll take us from 18 losses to 17 losses. This obsession with a real center is absurd and why we are here with a garbage roster.

There's no obsession with a real center, we play in the ACC, you have to have at least 2 or 3 guys who can play the position. Freeman isn't playing the 5 and McLeod is a walking injury. Who are we gonna put there Bell or Starling?

Also a backup center has zero to do with our current situation, no idea where you got that gem from.

 

[Biaxtar]

Anslem likely now a major play

Would rather see the staff give Enoch Boakye a shot as well.

 

[Cusefan0307]

There's no obsession with a real center, we play in the ACC, you have to have at least 2 or 3 guys who can play the position. Freeman isn't playing the 5 and McLeod is a walking injury. Who are we gonna put there Bell or Starling?

Also a backup center has zero to do with our current situation, no idea where you got that gem from.

The problem is McLeod is a backup center.

 

[RM32]

https://x.com/jamieshaw5/status/1788605531751408117?s=46

So here is a two day old list of the top 15 centers available in the portal from On3. A few have signed since, but also worth noting that William Patterson is on this list so if a guy who redshirted this year is among the best options…..

 

[UpstateSM]

I'll be out starting center